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Entered January IT. IMS, at Richmond. Va.
?? second-ciast matter under act of Contrast
o: Mar-h s. Wit.
?OME KLKITIOS ANALYSES.
"She ha? known what her place wait
In the national situation. She haa
bided her time; and now, in the lull
noes of that time she expects to take
her place In the councils and in the
ex? rcite Of the power of a great coun- ,
try." Spoken of the South at Atlanta In :
1J10, but peculiarly applicable to Vir-j
ginia at this hour, are these words ?f
the eighth Virginian whom the nation,
has called to its chief magistracy,.
Woodrow Wilsen. The might of the
old order has passed, and the Old j
Dominion fulfils the drearnjsof he* old.
nien and the vision of her youth. Is;
she not regaining her full stature in[
the nation wrought so largely by the^
ganius of her sons? For the first time|
since bluff Zachary Taylor, of Orange, j
began In 101 a term of which death,'
denied him all but. a few months, ai
Virginian is President. In the Senate j
with Virginia's commission are two j
sons Senator Martin is minority,
leader, and with Senator Swanson. will (
undoubtedly rise to distinguished com- j
mittee chairmanships If to their party J
Is restored control of the body. In the^
House, the representatives of the!
people of the Old Dominion have al-j
ready, under a Democratic majority,
achieved such eminent place that the
old-time leadership of Virginia in
Congress Is ln-Jtantly recalled. Repre-'
sentative Flood, row chairman of the!
Committees or. Territories, succeeds;
William Sulzer, Governor-elect of Xewj
York, as chairman of the Committee I
on Foreign Affairs. Representative ?
Jones, who will be the third ranking
member In point of service if ex
Speaker Cannon is not returned. Is
already chairman of the Committee on
Insular Affairs. Representative Hay
Is chairman of the Committee on Mili?
tary Affairs. Representative Lamb is
chairman of the Committee on Agri?
culture. The possession of four chair?
manships of such eminence as these
by one State testifies to Virginia's
position in Congress. Moreover, Re-j
presentative Saunders, a member of,
high rank of the Committee on Ap-j
propriations, is recognized as perhaps;
the ablest parl'amentarian in thej
House, having been called to the chair J
by the Speaker more than any other j
member of the House, it is said. Thej
other representatives from Virginia|
have excellent positions on important'
committees.
The turning of the tide gives the
Syutn her opportunity to prove whether :
or not her sons are uncommonly fitted
for national leadership. To a far
greater degree than any other section
the South !s the home of people of
pure Anglo-Sax ->n strain. Now comes
the ?iour when they must demonstrate
whether or not they possess the Anglo
Saxon genius for self-government, the ,
Anglo-Saxon capacity "for the preserv
ing of liberty. Are the Virginians and
South Carolinians and Texans better
fitted f}r statesmanship than the sons
of Wisconsin. Massachjsetts and Cali?
fornia? If so. they of the South must
row prove their title and Justify their
self-ccnCdence. Can they reassert and
re-establ'.?h the primacy o* the South
In the ord-rlng of national affairs and
In the safe guidar.ee of the govern?
ment? The test 13 at hand.
"Wfcirt. of the "great popular <1? rnsnd" .
9>>r Roosevelt? Out of all tne h-?s*.
?nlT iJawseet, M'"V.'c.in. pt ? -.<vlvante!
and T'asv -?' ? M far star.rf at Arn i
sreddoa. I* that th* '?great popular
AVmarid*" tv.at ca :?<-1 T" 1 ??? ? -
Teat ta wreck the Republican party
upon the nhoalt o* his ambition? T?
?Ihm the "great r> ir ... ?? it
ajrevented him from subor.i nat'r.a ?
sjatf at Chicago and free* p.-rm'tt<n(
the aomtr.a* t >f
?stf or Mr. Taft* Rjt olewt?-alae
ottcioral rot** for the- man who Imag
Hied htrr.r?".f r? \?
that his lrd.viduatitT wa? tr.- r>?-: -
?rpnar.t 'se-je. *h j BM Bj dreamed that
he was tb?> fn*?.r.|,,
the peopV'
ma-id'' for Rone* vlt aetti rt ??
la his disordered imasr'natlon. It aas
the afcMd of h:? ;r-.;- ? ?
William Howard Tnfi i.?
f*r?-?ieVnt to h? r*fo???l atVoa by '
fJJw p*?pl* J?rn Atai ?ras 4.f>%(Ma
%y Jrfforpnn. Jotra Qvlary ' ??
}*rk*<vn. Vxn Kai ?a ay W'.iram 11
TTarrtvori. <>T?hiTii1 by aVajaavri hxt.
rlenc.. ar>4 RrrMin'r. ffa-r.?.:.
mnd. Kf'rn'? ?r!*h:r BB< par*;
n-'* :?Tr?!t n? all tb??? -?.
Mona af Ana pr? ir> ?1? f*n
a t?rm ?aa 1?-*? ?1 ?l;V.
Mr TWt H# ha* sv?t app*a;*? to t?.?
pope aar mme H* 1? i?n yiiiirattlc In
an an r*rp*<t? b? Ha* b??*n a? ad>. -
abi? Pr**>4*ni but B ?h* ??praeaiv?
pbraa? of th* ?fir? b* *1fa?aMk}*t pat
W trvmr" I!? ?':ff>r??1 areat!) fron
a?r!l r"iia??l? TT? nar.f'rtbdH tb*> )a
er ~.aj 'nrp?TitT?T>f w">. Tw?taJ !n
??'* b* waa eViHW-xi* wir?? h*
aa* M bar? aaaa n*?*a~e: k? *>
am I wh*a k* ah?w!4 aar* k?*r> aV
affMaav* a coarfoaa. kin<11y ?'?tb?
a.n*ly. and now wishes Mm well, oven
If It did not with to see Mm re-?leoted.
IPresident-Klect Wilson has four
months in which to decide upon the
personnel of his Cabinet, but the polit
: leal prophets bearsn making" It for him
; yesterday. Governor Wilson will take
1 counsel with hundreds of prominent
people from every part of the nation
I before he comes to any conclusion as
to a single member of his official fam
jlly. yet the progrnosticators are at wirk
even now. Nothing is certain about the
, Cabinet save that the South will bo
well represented in its composition. In
his first Cabinet President Cleveland
had three Southerners out of the eight
members?A. H. (Jarland, of Arkansas,
?? Attorney-Geneial; John G. Carlisle. >f
i Kentucky. Secretary of the Treasury,
i and L? Q. C. Laniar, of Mississippi, Sec
1 retary of the Interior. The President- |
1 elect lets no intimation of liIs slate get 1
I out untH just before his inauguration, 1
bo public curiosity will have to wait
a while. The political guessers claim
that Jisephus Daniels, of North Caro- '
Una will got the post-office portfolio, !
!>ut to-morrow Senator Gore, of Okla- '
homa, will be added to the list, and the
day after Cone Johnson, ot Texas, will
hi added unto .him, and the day after 1
McCombs, of Arkansas, will be added
l
unto him, and so on. But remember,
that the Cabinet-maker is the Presl- j
dent.
- -?-_il
The. House is already safely Demo?
cratic: the Senate Is still In doubt.
The Senate?aye. there's the rub!
Whatever its composition, the Senate
will have Its ears a go-d deal closer
to the people than it has had before
in many a long- year. 1? Follette's
direful prophecy has come true; the
?'milliona'ires' club" Is dissolved.
Dust is a good thing to meditate
upon as an antidote for too much pol?
itics. After a year of hurly-burly, of
pyrotechnics, of alarums and retreata
and of pure noise the country might j
well think upon some fragment of j
reality that cannot speak. Too long ;
pondering upon principles. ideals, .
measures, pointing with pride, view- i
lug with alarm, or the theory of pure |
democracy is calculated to upset the
best balanced mind. After all, this Is
but the machinery of living, and the
essence and real joy of life Is found .
In simpler and less confusing things,
??entlang are not ends in themselves;
they give us no keen sense of being
alive or of seizing upon the heart of
human existence. Government Is noth?
ing but the means of making the earth |
habitable. Therefore dust, which Is
earth and man both, is of more ?
Importance.
The sated mind and spirit rebel at
trying to measure destiny by electoral
votes. Wo get sick and tired of won?
dering what society means, and feel \
content in letting the night wind blow ,
on hot brows or In watching the mimic
storms of colored leaves whirling to
the ground, unfettered by sharp frosts.
Men want to touch or taste something
to bring them back to sanity. What
good does election bring to a blind
man? Can any program lead him Into,
the world with new eyes? The sun
shine, the dust, is what he wants. The
laughter of children, the quiet peace
of home evenings, the honest joke, the
mild speculations of friends, the grace i
of girls in new laces, the passion of;
great poetry er the small victories in
games of chance and skill?these are
the touchstones of happiness. The kin?
ship of the dust, answering its one
immutable law of gravity. Is a good
thing to remember when the Inside of
the skull seems a m?>rry-go-ro\ind. and
there is no brass ring as prize.
Man comes from the dust: ho is fed
"pon the fruits of dust, and to dust
he m?!ts after a trifle }f animation.
All his labor Is directed toward mov
inz fragments of dust hither and yon.
of stirring them with a plow >r pilir.g
them on top each other to live in.
The romance of the body Is dust. Im?
perial Caesar as dust may stop a chink
in the wali. "The dust enduret T>
re all this !n the dead calm after mad
tumult is not unprofitable.
?nur. ?ITOHOBH.E RE?
The Infant prodigy of infant indus
: tri<?s is autnmoliiie manufacturing. In
ii? id' transportation has been rev
"1;.: i d Hiisines- and society have
! ? ? n ; -of?.-.;ndly affected, and the fu?
ture, historian alone will be aMe to
? ? i ? ?'.? t ? influence of this new mode
'?' tr .w-i T.? 'ipon the ;.urr.an race.
"is ir.? r',<> :'. \h- use of automobiles
r?-s- h trenv r.do-.is tot'ils.
' .-. ? th?- : umber jf milor
vehicles !r> rjM iTattvi State? actually i
!.? s *aj 1 .'.??. v.;v
r.wr.?T? practlcaily
:? ?>,.> entire country
?Tory 11- th perron ia? a car. fa the
the efceaaa date the
BtmMmm tow* <-\^a s?.*?a.aaa ta
II nee feea jn the District of Co
lamaia a rar is lieensed frr every
?? five y.ertple. The Si t. having
eyeteai number af cars per rapita
?.'l;. to erery forty-ftve
."?! ? ' .? the
' I'l.nioWIej arr ra->?t. for
7"T?on m l.eea t><>??? ?
ma- hin*.
T ? ? irn ? ? ??.??> ff tri?
h* rtt'irairit from ?
T - 1>1i potat?
nnufMlv Kry.^i
i T>>~ f. rat a>ix in on iha ?.f 1912 ?aw ?I
? MM ?*f ?? ?wr rr-n* la ?Ja? anrnb-r
?.? anaa onti '.r. that ?* .mwonwraJth.
ImniTttv r? f'.r a ??..?? r.f th* htgli cw?i
?f lntnaj mar p*mm?r th'm ta<-t with
pmjaaj)
Althe^ah IS? total > n.'Mjnt inv?*t?-?J
1a ahioninlHlaa ha? n?Ti ?'?? #r?"r
mo .ilr. IIa? a*?ra?< pric?. ?f* th? alnai"
rar ? aa MMaMBi d> r'aaod. Th?
hta-*-"?*. a*Ta*c jwj^. c r a h?4 'r.
1?*T f t. f - :*?-. w?a In
!?;? i: wm? f. fr. ir ?1.2?.. aaa
ta tarn r?m n?Jr IMM. Ti-.te wMNn***
la aast ac<~eanis %>t taa Mar? of
care bow purchased by the middle class
family Of moderate means.
Yet the lower price does not mean
that the automobile has been cheapened
j In construction. The $1.00? machine
I of 13-day is better than the aar that
' cost from three to five times as much
a few years back. The car has been
improved, made more convenient and
comfortable, and simplified until It can
be used by women. It Is faat coming;
to be a necessity, demanded by the;
physical complexities of modern life.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE PROBLEM
The weakness of our electoral col?
lege system, consequent upon the
revolutionizing?negativing. In truth?
of the spirit and intent of the framers
of the Constitution, has already been!
very practically and convincingly die-1
closed in three serious presidential elec
tion complications since the republic
was founded. One of these led to the !
adoption of a constitutional amend- j
ment?the twelfth?and legislation by
Congress has been necessary in antici?
pation of others in the future. The
present campaign has suggested the
possibility of a situation In which j
there might he a breakdown of the1
whole system, and hence considerable
thought has been given recently by
constitutional lawyers and others to
the problem of forestalling such a pos?
sibility.
It Is generally accepted that the sub?
ject should be taken under grave ad?
visement Various plans have been
broached, and In this connection the
question has been raised. Could the
remedy and security be reached under
the latltudinoua electoral college powers
-?or methods?of choosing electors
confirmed to the several States? At
this Juncture all suggestions bearing
on the issue are Interesting; all Infor?
mation Is more or less valuable, as
stimulating the public to give the prob,
lern intelligent consideration. Discuss?
ing the other day the changes In the
operation of the electoral college sys?
tem and In the manner of choosing
electors by the States, we quoted Lan
man as contending that the mode of
choice by the people voting for elec?
tors in districts, and which in 1828
obtained in one-third of the States,
"gave the fairest expression to public
opinion by approaching nearest to the
direct vote." Now all the States elect
on a general ticket.
Pursuing the subject, we find in John
Randolph Tucker's ?'Constitution of the
United States" a most vigorous and
striking plea for return to the district
method, air. Tucker, after following
the changes and showing that by rea?
son of the departure from the original
purpose of the system electors are to?
day named by "ultra-conatlttitic-aal"
bodies, as represented In State and na?
tional party conventions, says:
?'The solidity of the vote in the large
States in these party Convention? and
through the electoral college In the
election of President is giving to the)
large States a potential Influence In I
deciding the canvass and election of
President, which is unjust to the small?
er States, enhancing the pretensions
of public men in the large States,
makes such men in the small States
practically ineligible, and threatens to
place a dominating force in the hands
of a few large States, who may. by I
combination dangerous to the Union
and fatal to the liberties of the people, j
put the government Into the hands of !
an oligarchy instead of those of the
whole people of the country."
Therefore, argues Mr. Tucker, if the
present system is to be retained, rt
ought at least to be so amended as to
divide the power of the large States
by making districts for the presidential
electors a recourse that would break j
up the solidity of the power of the!
large States and give representation to!
the minority In each, now easily "cap?
tured for the election of one who can ?
command a bare majority in a million.1
of votes." But these are not the or*V
benefits Mr. Tucker holds would 'Oow
from the district mode of choosing.
It would, he maintains, correct another
great and growing evil In that money
would be rendered less potential and
the temptation to use it would be less
strong. Further. It would decentralize
power by multiplying the nuclei of pub?
lic opinion throughout the whose na?
tion.
In closing his discussion of the ques?
tion. Mr. Tucker says that without ex
pand'.ng bis views Into full exposition,
he has presented them in the hop* "of
avail ns something to check evil tan-!
dencW and to secure the desired ob?
jects of the ConstHtrrlori." Whether
one ?rands in agreement wtth Mr
I Tucker er not. as to the specific amend
I ment he advocates, it will be generally
recognized, we think, that he clearly
sets forth some pernicious workings
and a ve-v dangerous tr?nd of the sys?
tem *? !? has developed and prevailed.
Moreover, that In the Hrcumstanoes of
virtually admitted necessity for reform
or further legislation. In order t*> pre
; verrt the electoral college machinery
from fomlr.K to a r^oestbie full eto;- (
xht r?pro<lii'tion of th? op'ritoti of such |
h'arh constltiHiorta.1 authority ?... mfi? (
timely. Mr. Tu<k*r?s plea and argu- |
motit are p-'tnant with incentive to
popular thought *>n the ?hol? electoral
roll?(t? qilf?1.-n
And to-morrow tire ana wtl! keep i
on shining, little children laugh. In
rtigeetion continue to be the gravest
- !<?tlon in American life.' and bills
t* ;-?t as haril to meet an erer.
Harvey need worry tro longer
anm>t the el ort ion being thrown tnto
th< He raw
Fvrhatie the TVaJkan states might find
ssa> for T R
We not* tbat baseball "dope* la ap
a-awlng a* oseai Not er en a hsnd
? 4. ran b?ry the groat Americas
game.
Armagedooe, baa be?n addled to the
\wmm tishdit saaxiaa ?c the W*m\% '
1
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
A foliar came the other night.
And made a speech. Twai out of sight.
He a poke down in the old town hall;
The population, one and all.
Turned out to bear this feller tell
'Em bow to vote. He argued well.
He vm no smooth, by jinn, that he
Could oharm a bird out of a tree.
He Crabbed the stars out of the sky.
He waved the starry flag on high.
He said it was up to us men
To save our country once strain.
He said as how 'twould go to pot
1 To vi din', of course, we did not
?tick to that old and faithful craft.
The ship of state, and vote for Taft.
Another feller came along.
We all turned out to bear his song.
He said as how the time had come
To put the bosses on the bum:
That we could put them on the blink
If we desired, quick as a wink.
He told us all would be serene;
That there -would be no statecraft
mean;
That common folks would gtf their
rights.
And would not have to worry nights;
That this would be a land of milk
And honey, and we'd all wear silk;
We'd ride In automobiles and
Enjoy all the sensations grand
Which, up to now, the rich had felt.
If we'd Just vote for Roosevelt.
Along about the second day
Another feller came our way.
He said tile tariff was a crime:
That free trade was a thing sublime. '
He said the people everywhere
Was not a-gettin' of their share
Of good things that this world pro
?_?
The aawUhiaassa.
vldes;
That we waa foollah. drat our hides.
For not demandln* what waa oura
From them Infernal money powers.
He painted a word pdeter that
Moat turned a feller I>emocrat.
His language waa so dog-pone slick
He got our goat, and got it quick.
He said the trusta would have to bow
If we would vote for Wilson, now.
Through all the speeches we have sat?
Bull Moose, Repub. and Democrat?
And judgin' by the talks we've heard, j
To he alarmed Is quite absurd.
No matter how the contest goes,
I It means an end of all our woes.
No matter who's elected, we
Are going to have prosperity.
From The Hlekeyvllle Clarion.
Seth Purdy, our gentlemanly and
congenial druggist, also cheet protec?
tors and false teeth to rent by day or
week (see adv on page 3), says be is j
in favor of local option In our midst.;
If the drug store would only put on a I
free lunch it might be all right.
Deacon Stubbs's mule Hyacinth swal?
lowed about nine rod of wire fence last
week, and now the deacon says he
can see good points sticking out all j
over her.
A forty candlepower sneeze wagon |
from the city hastened through our i
village last Thursday and knocked j
down the town hail. They let loose j
a couple of snorts on the horn all
right, but the town ball didn't have!
time to get out of the way. 1 sup-)
pose they will claim that was con?
tributory negligence.
Hod Peters has moved fnto a new
house that has got not and cold gas,
hardwood plumbing, open floors and
southern exposure. He told Rev. Hud- j
nutt be had bought the place on the!
instalment plan, $1.00 down and 35
cents a month, and If his great-grand- j
children are industrious they can at j
least get the front stoop paid for.
Mrs. Ansel Hanks is now ready to j
take in boarders. Those who are pre
pared to be taken in will find no better '
place. Mrs. Hanks serves roast beef'
Sunday, cold roast beef Monday, beef,
hash Tuesday, beef croquets Wednes
day, beef stew Thursday, beef a la!
mode Friday and minced beef Satur?
day. Jelly roll every Sunday, weather
permitting.
Aeeerdiag to XJaele Aba er.
Mr. Amry Tlbbn, who has always
wanted the post-office in this man's
town, but has never got it. is now
a full-fledged Bull Moose. Mr. Amos'
Purdy. who was defeated for road j
commissioner when he ran on the Re-'
publican ticket last spring, has Joined '
the BuU--aanoee party. Mr. Hank j
Tumms. who na? la r*e tiraei been the
I unsuccessful candidate for the nomi- j
; nation for register of deeds, aheriff.
I county treasurer, county clerk, judge
of probate and coroner, is now one of
our most prominent Bull Moosen?.
Miss Amy Pringle, our petite and
? courteoua milliner, has gone to West
HlckeyvtHe to ret the latest P.fc>ia
shapea for the fall season.
Mr. EUhu Blbblrrs. our popular drug?
gist, made a mistake and put gaeolene
j instead of gin in the "lemon" depnrt
ment of hl? soda fountain, and several
of onr prominent cttf aene have gone j
I crazy and think they are automobiles.
Voice of the People
How TsTssWjr D^^*?4*wn.p?a? tfcsF -r*i**e*^l**e
! To The Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.?I enclose herewith a copy of
i what was posted prominently at the
entrance of the voting place here to
dsy. I presume that similar notices
: were posted at eSBry precinct through
' out the State. X.
Blackstone
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE?
Be sure to ask the judge of election
' for a ballot and vote for the const I
Abe Martin
Women are (wmt th'naa. ferns -
Urnen they err cauae tiler
Tber'a one forty nVre thin* ??"?t t*~
nie faehsV.ne* feller With ? hoeo Mr
??aar s .metimes he'll eton an' ear*
roe ap Instead ?? aaata* aaw ceaw ha
?*? akta^-ms?.
IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO SEE?
By John T. McCutcheon._
A gmntlmmmn rolling m -?mu( or m gmntUmmm mtkmmHng mnothmr or m gmntlmmmn mating him hmt.
?Jong thm Mtrmmt, gmmtlmnuut *un?m thm ?mm, _
r m gontlomom Urning on chop or m gonromtmn mooring Mb oom* or o gmnHornmn allowing hh koovd
ntoy for?month, inrUta out, to
DO NOT THINK HIM CRAZY, FOR HE IS ONLY A MAN WHO HAM GUESSED WRONG
ON THE ELECTION RESULT.
tutional amendments, allowing cities to
elect their own treasurer and commis?
sioners of the revenue, just like the
counties do now.
Scratch out the word Against in two
places.
Please post
Hip. Hip, Hi. Phi Kappa PaL
To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?It is not a matter of much im?
portance, but as it was stated in the!
sketch of Marshall to what Greek]
letter fraternity he belonged, it may
not be amiss to say that Wilson is a
member of that grand Greek letter or?
ganization known aa the Phi Kappa
PsL I. D. A. j
Hichmond.
Oat a* Date. i
The times have changed In many
ways.
No use for hoases in these days.
There out o' date, nor rich nor poor.
Have no need for 'em any more.
like us ole men, they've had their day.
An' like ua, too, were once as gay;
But progress has in searchin' found
A better way to take things round.
An' so she's left the hoss behind.
Hard on the beast, but not unkind.
Ole dobbin's reapin' the same fate
That fall* to all when out o' date.
The motor cars now hold the cup.
A'n will 'til somethln* else turns up:
Then they will also all have fled.
To be eclipsed by ships o'er head.
We must admit you've served us fine.
An' praise you for It: but the time
Hss come when you're not on a par
With the speed ltghtntn' motor, car.
Tou must move off the crowded road:
No use to kick, that does no good:
Best way Is Jes' to do like us?
Get off the trsck without a fuss
Don't weep ole hoss, it *hatnt no nse;
ft is not mean as an abuse;
Tou better take up your own cross
An' bear It like we did. ole hoe*.
Philadelphia. Pa D. H. KENNET.
QUERIES &
ANSWERS
Can you Inform me wkat percentage
of foreign-made hats is eold in this
country? j. W. V.
If yon mean what per cent of the
hats worn in the United State? are or
foreign make the answer is that the
best authority puts it at about one
half of 1 per cent, or one hat out of
206. If you wish to know what per
cent of the hats made abroad are sold
here let as know and we w*li try
to find you approximate answer.
term
?chiaroscuro" belong, and what does
it mean? When the famll'es on both
sides are subsrfibers to The Times
Dispatch do you publish mrrrtsge no?
tice without charge? C. B.
It is Italian. The pronuncia is ke
;ar-o-os-ko-ro: it is made of ch?aro.
clear, and osruro. dark, and la a draw?
ing la bisek and white, the art of dis?
tributing shadow* and lights In a pic?
ture. Marriage notices are published
without cbsrge la the *"soc?ety col?
umn" as ?tems of Interesting social
news. A charge of a cant a word is
made for the Insertion of formal no?
tice.
ssssassvssa) as ?
rieasy give the population o' Rich?
mond. Atlanta. Birmingham. Memph's
and New trrlesn*. sod the name* of the
ten largest rltass In the world In the
order of their popnlattow
A t>. MAMNTNO.
tn the order of the question 127.?J?.
114 M?. IUI?. 1SI.1B* *nw
Tendon. New York. Paris. Chlraao.
Tokio. Berlin, Tirana. *t. Petersburg?..
Canton, Peking._
I T*r?eae* Vefl^me'"what is the pay diem
acy ef Benators and aw-sabers of the
I franse of Dels-rate. ^-^{? ^
tmx dollars la both esses
neaae give see the Tea Command
Hsnta tn erfee. _ . ?
Taw may sWHaWg ?.?
fa. verse I. sad anwar?.
The Democratic Landslide
\ HaU to the Mother!
[ Hat? off to Old Virginia, mother of
I Presidents in general and of the Presi?
dent-elect tn particular'?Baltimore
Sun.
New Barth of Freedom.
Under the leadership of Wood row
Wilson the Democratic party has won
Its greate?t victory since 1820.
But this victory is no tawdry parti?
san triumph. It is no vote of confi?
dence in the Democratic party as a
party. It Is a mandate from the peo?
ple, and woe be unto the leaders of
this Democracy if they falter In obe?
dience to that mandate.
The country Is seething with politi?
cal discontent, in spite of Its unpar?
alleled material wealth and prosperity.
This discontent is confined to no par?
ticular class or section. Rich and poor
alike, children of fortune and children
of poverty, have begun to lose faith in
the efficiency of their government to
establish Justice and promote the
greater welfare. They are not sure
where the fault lies; they are not
united as to the remedy; but this they
. know?that their institutions have
! been seized by privileged Interests and
i turned against them; that subtle, mys
j terious forces operating unseen have
proved time after time that their power
i over public affairs wws greater than
the power of the people as a- whole,
and they demand that their govern?
ment be emancipated from this part?
nership.
This Is the great work that confronts
Wood row Wilson and the Democratic
party?<o restore popular confidence
In the Institutions of the republic and
re-establish a government of the peo?
ple, by the people and for the people.?
j New York World.
1 The Bad of Resaklieu Rale.
The next President of the United
States. Wood row Wilson, of New Jer?
sey, will go Into office attended by an
ample Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives and encour?
aged by the prospect of an imminent
change In the control of the Senate.
For the first time alnoe 1893?that is to
say. for almost twenty years?the un?
divided responsibility for legislation
and administration will rest upon the
party which stood so nearly right with
Grover Cleveland and went so fright?
fully wrong with Bryan in the disas?
trous adventure of 1*9C. The deadly
influence of Bryan and Bryan lam upon
Democratic fortunes and usefulness
ends with the inauguration of Pres?-?
dent Wilson?if President Wilson so
wills. I
The beat wish that The San can ex?
press for the President-eleet, a com?
paratively untried man facing an un
j paralleled opportunity. Is that be may
j seize upon the windpipe of Bi-yaniavn
{ at the very start, and with all the
I strength that the sinews of long, lean
? fingers possess throttle that persistent
and fatal thing Into eternal silence.?
Xew York Sun.
tarier to tfte Vtetsr.
A few friendly words to Mr. Wood
j row Wilson, des'gnated as the next
! President of the United States:
In this hour of yoar triumph The
j Herald would address a few words to
you In a rolrlt of the utmost klndli
? ness and candor, not that thev may be
i necessary to hold you true to your
i purpose, but because they may be beip
j fal In upholding ye-nr bands,
j The eleetion has been held wHh the
country In a great atate of prosperity.
A panic of 1997 has been lived down
The country under the administration
of William H. Taft has been bounte?
ously prosperous. Irtvine Proridene
has blessed it with the greatest crops
in its history. It hae gone forth and
conquered markets of the world which
it has httheirto not enjoyed, and thero
has been an expansion of American
trade abroad keeping pace with the
expansion of American production at
home.
You have been elected very largely
because a large portion of the Ameri?
can people have been led to believe
that the coat of Uvtng has increased
mu'-h greater than the individual in?
come. This may be true or it may not
be true.
It Is now proposed to try the risky
experiment of reducing the cost of
living by upsetting industrial com
blnatlons which ar> called trusts and
which are alleged to have enjoyed
tariff favors used in conjunction with
other artificial means to- control com?
modities and expand prices.
You will take over the administra?
tion of a country actually more pros?
perous than at any other period of its
history. If you leave It that way at
the end of your administration you
will be regarded as one of the greatest
Presidents that ever lived.
You propose to do great thlnga Tour
program actually contemplates the re?
making of industrial'America. JBut we
trust that your program to the very
end will include the maintenance of the
status quo of pi*osper!ty.?New Tork
Herald.
A ftewgh Path.
As Is* Mr. Wilson, he has large, if
indefinite, promises to redeem. He is
to reduce the cost of living without
reducing the stream of individual In?
comes. He Is radically to cut down
the tariff without Injuring business
He is to abolish trusts and restore
general competition. He Is to earry
out as a sacred pledge the radical plat?
form wbleSi Mr. Bryan made for him
at Baltimore. Behind him will be a
Congress as undisciplined and hard
to lead In sane paths as that which
confronted Mr. Cleveland. Hie task Is
difficult. That he may peffoi ? It with
credit to himself and honor to the
country is our moat sincere wish.?
New Tork Tribune.
A Free Man.
' Governor Wilson was nominated by
i the general voice of the Democratic
party of the whole country, and not by
any interests or groups of political
managers. He has grown steadily in
the public estimation during the oam
i palgn. He has ?maintained the highest
i level of political discussion, and baa
I proved a comprehensive grasp of the
complicated problems of government,
and at the same time shown the warm,
est sympathy with all classes of the
people and hearty accord with the high
I est aspirations of the nation. His con.
duct as a candidate has vrnsBcated bis
selection, and his conduct as President
will abundantly Justify the pappse's
choice.?Philadelphia Record,
PUT THIS LABEL ON TOUR GOODS
MONEY TALKS
NUMBER 11
InHer the prr>seiit arrrr-rrcy systrm if anything adversely affects
the vast accumulations of capital in New York the entire country
immodtatdy auffer?. The National Reserve Association, by eatab
KnJune; co-onrration between the financial centres, will be able to pre
o* such ntflksiSfof1.